When the devil offers Jesus any kingdom during the temptation, does that mean there is no nation the devil does not control?
Robert Sungenis answers yes and no: the devil is always under God's control, and the offer covered the kingdoms visible from the pinnacle rather than the whole world. He holds the devil genuinely could have given those kingdoms, which is why it worked as a real temptation, since an empty offer would have been no temptation at all.
A viewer asks: when the devil tempts Jesus he says he can offer any kingdom. Does this mean there is not a single kingdom or nation the devil does not control?
Answer
Well, yes and no. He is always under God's control. What the devil means here are the kingdoms that could be seen from the pinnacle Jesus was standing on; it does not mean the whole world. These are the kingdoms the devil says he can give, and it is true that he could do that, and that is why it served as a real temptation to Jesus. If it were not true, it would be no temptation at all, and Jesus would have known that.